Sullivan places fourth at WYSE academic challenge state finals
Submitted by Ted Walk
The SHS WYSE team, which recently placed fourth at the state competition, consisted of (from left to right): Front row- Wyatt Grohler, Brock Bales, Travis Hanson, Adam Davis, and Cameron Jones. Middle row- Evin Lehman, Brent Mauck, Shawn Cody, and Shelbi Tingey. Back row- Reagan Miller, Sam Rousser, Lucas Mossman, John Mauck, and Patrick Hogan.
The Sullivan High School WYSE team scored 365 points to earn 4th place in the 700 division at the State Finals hosted by the University of Illinois, a single point behind Macomb.
Pleasant Plains won the event while Monticello finished 2nd. Over 350 schools in Illinois participated in the Academic Challenge with over 100 schools in the 700 division. Trophies and medals were awarded to the top five schools in each division. Cameron Jones placed 2nd in engineering graphics, earning a $1000 scholarship to the Engineering program at U of I, and he also earned 6th place in mathematics. Sullivan’s had their first-ever state qualifying team in 2012, and this year was the first time that they placed in the top five.